Ascoli Piceno is a beautiful medieval city in Le Marche. Its historic center is built almost entirely in travertine, which gives it a golden glow come dusk, and has a wealth of artistic and architectural gems, including several towers and bell towers; in fact, Ascoli Piceno is also known as the “City of 100 towers” - it is estimated that, in the Middle Ages, it had up to 200 towers.

Ancient capital of the Piceni, who were conquered by the Romans together with the whole region in 286 BC, the city was dominated for a long time by the Barbarians, the Franks, the emperor Frederick II and the duke of Milan Francesco Sforza.